Part one of the best things to eat in the EU looked at Halloumi cheese in Cyprus, beef stew in Belgium and a fried filo delight in Bulgaria. In this blog we look at great dishes from the Czech Republic, Denmark and Estonia among others. Czech Republic – Vepro-Knedlo-Zelo Outside Prague, the Czech Republic is mostly a rural society and their cuisine reflects it. One such rustic and simple dish is Vepro-knedlo-zelo which basically is a trio of...

The European Union is a collection of twenty-eight different nations spread all over the continent. Each member country has its own identity and culture and this very much includes their cuisine. If you consider the amazing differences between the locations of these states it is hardly surprising there is a massive change in food from country to country. From the Mediterranean cuisine of Spain, to the French and Italian Alps food, to the earthy...

Part two into our exploration into the successes of the European Union looks at how it won a Nobel Peace Prize, also how it banished the death penalty and how a million-ton butter mountain suddenly appeared. In the previous blog of the successes of the European Union we looked at how the Union gave freedom to half a billion people and how it created one of the world’s biggest markets. The Nobel Peace Prize In 2012 the EU was honored by the...

The European Union has always thrown up split opinions by people who like the idea and those that do not. The anti-EU lobby cite an abundance of red tape and a great deal of wasted money on bureaucracy and such like, but there is a considerable amount of people who applaud what the European Union stands for and what is has achieved. In this blog we focus on some of the successes that the EU has achieved since it was founded by the Treaty of...

The EU is unique in many ways, and each European Union member state is unique in their own way too. There are many ways countries of the EU differ from one another, for instance population growth and GDP are two areas that are vastly different. In domestic policy each country can be radically different, such as their approach to education and policing, although there is an overall strategy from the EU, member countries still have their own...

Crime in the EU has been evolving as different criminal elements from different states have the ability to move more freely from one EU state to another. The criminal landscape of Europe as we once knew it is changing massively. There has been seen a decline of traditional criminal groups and an expansion of virtual criminal underground movements. These can be, single criminal entrepreneurs coming together for particular criminal projects. This...